The first round of the playoffs are set, and bettors are already pouncing on their best NFL predictions for the Wild Card playoffs.
Oddsmakers have also been forced to stay on their toes, reacting to the early action that’s already flooding the market.
The Action Network’s PRO betting tools (now available at a MASSIVE 75% discount!) are also humming along, tracking, aggregating and summarizing the latest real-time market data in order to identify the smartest NFL predictions for this weekend’s wild-card games.
While there’s still plenty of time between now and the weekend, here are two NFL predictions that sharp bettors are already making – and moving odds for – ahead of the Wild Card Round.
NFL Predictions for Wild Card Playoffs
*NFL odds as of Tuesday morning
Dolphins vs. Chiefs Prediction
Saturday, Jan. 13 | 8 p.m. ET | Peacock
In case you haven’t heard, the two biggest storylines early in the week for Dolphins vs. Chiefs are:
- The game will be streamed exclusively on Peacock
- The weather – frigid temperatures are expected on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium
In relation to the forecast, many are already talking about how Tua Tagovailoa performs in cold weather, and the market appears to agree.
Kansas City opened at -3 against Miami and, according to our data, sharps have already popped the favorite, pushing this spread off the key number of -3 and up to -3.5 at most sportsbooks, with some even up to -4.
PRO Report Prediction: Chiefs -3.5
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Steelers vs. Bills Prediction
Sunday, Jan. 14 | 1 p.m. ET | CBS
In early wild-card betting, immediately laying the number with Buffalo was the overwhelming consensus and the latest odds movement confirms this.
Thanks to two steam moves, the Bills have stretched from their opener of -7.5 to -10 as of the time of writing.
Steam refers to sudden, uniform line movement across the market that is often the result of bettors with the resources and respect to move odds getting down on the same side of the same game at multiple sportsbooks, all at once.
PRO Report Prediction: Bills -10